NCT04597645

Prader-Willi Syndrome Body Composition

Effects of Therapeutic Elastic Band Training on Body Composition and Physical Capacity in Adults With Prader-Willi Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Adults aged over 18 years, with the diagnosis of Prader-willi syndrome will be recruited through the hospital's outpatient clinic for either as intervention group receiving therapeutic elastic band training, or as control group receiving usual care for a total of 16 weeks. Body composition, physical capacity, and serum changes will be assessed before and after the intervention.

Detailed description

Participants that fulfill the inclusion criteria will be assigned into one of the two arms: elastic band intervention group (EB) or control group (CG). Both groups will received a baseline: dual X-ray absorptiometry body composition, physical capacity, and serum markers examinations. EB will then receive a 16-week progressive elastic band resistance exercise training, while the CG will receive usual care. After the 16 weeks from the baseline assessment, a followed-up: dual X-ray absorptiometry body composition, physical capacity, and serum examinations will be assessed.

Conditions

• Prader Labhart Willi Syndrome
• Body Weight Changes
• Sarcopenia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Therapeutic elastic band resistance training	A16-week therapeutic program using Elastic Thera Band will be taught. The exercises are designed to train specific major muscle groups, strengthen the motivation of participants, and facilitate home-based compliance. The program will be performed two times per week (once supervised and guided by a trained physical therapist and the other supervised by educational trainers) over 16 weeks for a total of 32 sessions. Each session supervised by a physical therapist last for 60 minutes, including a 5-minute warm-up consisting of light-intensity aerobic and dynamic stretching exercises, followed by 50 minutes of EB exercise and a 5-minute period of cool-down and static stretching exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-05-06
• Primary completion: 2021-07-31
• Completion: 2021-07-31
• First posted: 2020-10-22
• Last updated: 2024-05-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan